Agency
Preferred Hospice of Missouri LLC
Preferred Hospice of Missouri LLC was paid $2.81M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Apr 2024, across 1 billing code. Its largest line is Y9504, — 100% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoPREFERRED HOSPICE OF MISSOURI LLC
DEXTER, MO 63841
DEXTER, MO 63841
33aNPI1548296304assigned 06/23/2006
33bProvider typeCommunity Based Hospice Care Agency
28Total paid$2.81M
24GClaims3,889
24DCodes billed1
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Apr 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Community Based Hospice Care Agency providers in Missouri
Rank by total paid#17 of 77
Median peer was paid$783K
This provider vs. median3.6×
Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.
Auditor's notes
Automated statistical signals. Not evidence of fraud — how these are computed.
Single-Code Concentration100% of spending on code Y9504 with only 1 total codes billed. Highly concentrated billing profile.
Box 24A · Dates of service
Paid by month
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 792 | $923K | |
| 2019 | 367 | $658K | |
| 2020 | 36 | $63K | |
| 2022 | 389 | $888K | |
| 2023 | 37 | $82K | |
| 2024incomplete | 2,268 | $194K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y9504 | 100% | 3,889 | 1,100 | $2.81M |
Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialLINCOLN, JAMES (MEMBER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Preferred Hospice of Missouri Southwest LLC | Ozark, MO | $12.93M |
| Preferred Hospice of Missouri Central LLC | Columbia, MO | $158K |
| Preferred Hospice of Missouri Northeast LLC | Ballwin, MO | $104K |
| Med Supply INC | Osage Beach, MO | $27K |
| N & R of Kimberling City LLC | Kimberling City, MO | $12K |
| Washington N & R, LLC | Washington, MO | $6K |
| N & R of Platte City, INC. | Platte City, MO | $202.54 |
| Current River Nursing Center, INC. | Doniphan, MO | $74.62 |
| Excelsior Springs Nursing and Rehab LLC | Excelsior Springs, MO | $47.97 |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.